attraction
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attractions
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attractions
Britannica Dictionary definition of ATTRACTION
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a
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something interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do
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The waterfall continues to be the main attraction at the park.
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The town's big attraction for movie lovers is the annual film festival.
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Buses take visitors to all the city's best tourist attractions. [=things tourists usually like to see or do]
◊ A coming attraction is a movie, show, or other interesting thing that is going to happen or be available soon.
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Before the movie began, we saw previews of coming attractions.
b
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a performer who people want to see
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She is the star attraction of the show.
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[singular]
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a feeling that makes someone romantically or sexually interested in another person
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There's a strong sexual attraction between them.
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His attraction to her grew over the course of their time together.
3
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a feature or quality that makes someone or something interesting or enjoyable
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A good relationship is based on more than just physical attraction.
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I understand the attraction of skydiving, but I could never do it.
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What are the attractions of owning your own business?
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physics
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a force that pulls something to or toward something else
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opposite repulsion
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magnetic/gravitational attraction
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attractions among particles
